I tried the Windows desktop version of Brave, and liked it. I decided to install Brave on our Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 (tablet) running Android 4.1

I really don’t care for Google, so instead of getting Brave from the Google Play Store, I downloaded Brave from the Amazon App Store. It installed, and appeared to run well.

However, if we are NOT signed in to the Amazon App Store, Brave will NOT run, and we get an error message “Amazon App Store must be loaded/running or Brave will not run”, or words to that effect.

WHY IS THIS? What information is Brave sharing with Amazon? Where can I download an Android version of Brave that is as independent as possible?

Before trying Brave for Android, I was using FireFox for Android. Rather than downloading it from the Google Play Store, or Amazon App Store, through some exploring, I found that Mozilla had compiled, ready-to-install releases, for various Operating Systems, for their products on their web site. Does Brave offer the same?